Transposition; Fine-Tuning The Pitch - Yamaha 141 Owner's Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices

Transposition

Your digital piano's Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone
intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or
other instruments.
For example, if you set the transposition amount to "5," playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play a song as
though it were in C major, and this instrument will transpose it to F major.
Setting the amount of transposition
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press one of the F 2–
F 3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition.
The lowest key
To transpose the pitch down (in semitone steps)
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key
between F 2 and B2.
To transpose the pitch up (in semitone steps)
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key
between C 3 and F 3.
To restore the normal pitch
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press the C3 key.

Fine-tuning the Pitch

You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the digital piano along with other
instruments or CD music.
Setting the pitch
To tune up (in about 0.2Hz steps):
Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and
press the [+ R] button.
To tune down (in about 0.2Hz steps):
Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and
press the [– L] button.
To restore standard pitch:
Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and
press the [+ R] and [– L] buttons simultaneously.
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F 2 C3 F 3
-6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6
-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5
Transpose down. Transpose up.
Normal pitch.
Transpose :
Changing the key signature.
On this instrument,
transposing shifts the pitch
of the entire keyboard.
Hz (Hertz):
This unit of measurement
refers to the frequency of a
sound and represents the
number of times a sound
wave vibrates in a second.
Setting range:
427.0–453.0 Hz
Standard pitch:
440.0 Hz